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- Summary: The third full-length studio release from Maryland rapper Rico Nasty was executive produced by Imad Royal.
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- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Rap
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May 16, 2025Closer ‘SMILE’ drops the noise, and embraces beauty; the lilting guitars are pinned down by a dulcet vocal, with Rico’s tender singing voice resonates with beauty. Leaving fans on a softer note, she shows true bravery, and no small degree of self-acceptance.
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May 16, 2025The record’s most straightforward track, the Doja-Cat-esque ‘On The Low’, which highlights how modern hyperpop-trap is, at its best, Rico Nasty-indebted; or the artsy punk of ‘Crash’, which feels like a sibling to present-day 070 Shake alt-pop. ‘LETHAL’, firmly reasserting the Rico Nasty legacy, is an alluring feat for the US rapper that feels just as trendy as it is against the grain.
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May 16, 2025While Rico’s wordplay and songwriting on Lethal are solid, there’s a sense she still has a ways to go if she aims to truly stand out amongst her peers. But she’s clearly moving forward musically and personally.
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May 23, 2025Although she doesn’t carry that refinement throughout all of LETHAL, Rico Nasty gives us glimpses of a rap rockstar with no intentions of slowing down.
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May 21, 2025LETHAL is, in spirit, a passion project: Rico Nasty sounds like she’s having a blast. Yet certain moments seem dropped in, as if to meet a rebellion quota. .... The album has highlights if you know where to look.
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May 16, 2025Perhaps mastering a sense of duality is what Rico Nasty is gunning for – harsh and soft, or trap and rock. At the same time, there’s not quite enough sense of focus to suggest that’s the case. Should she find that, or find a way to blur all these sounds into something cohesive and singular, she could be unstoppable.